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<strong>Contents</strong><br />
Introduction 9<br />
Zion Climbing Gear 10<br />
Leave No Trace 11<br />
Getting to Zion Distances 12<br />
When to Climb 13<br />
Staying in Zion 13<br />
Overview Map 15<br />
History 16<br />
Geology 22<br />
Ratings 26<br />
Key to Maps 27<br />
Map- Lower Canyon 28<br />
Kinesava 29<br />
-Tatoween<br />
-Jolly Green Jam Crack<br />
-Lhasa<br />
-Plumb Line<br />
-Cowboy Ridge<br />
West Temple 36<br />
-Southwest Ridge<br />
-The Big Lebowski<br />
-Gettin’ Western<br />
Three Marys 44<br />
-Left Mary- Gentleman’s Agreement<br />
-Middle Mary- C.T. Chimney, More<br />
Than A Woman<br />
-Right Mary- Immaculate Conception,<br />
Theatre Goddess<br />
The Beehives 48<br />
-Mary Lou Crag<br />
-Hello Mary Lou<br />
Map- Court <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Patriarchs to <strong>the</strong> Grotto<br />
52<br />
Isaac 53<br />
Historical Essay- Tricks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Trade<br />
-Freeloader<br />
-Tricks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Trade<br />
-Iron Like A Lion In Zion<br />
Moroni 59<br />
-Road To Comorah<br />
-Voice From <strong>the</strong> Dust<br />
-Plan B<br />
-Molecules <strong>of</strong> Emotion<br />
-Crack In The Cosmic Egg<br />
-The Groper<br />
Lady Mountain 68<br />
-Chimney Sweep<br />
The Spearhead 70<br />
-Iron Messiah<br />
-Up<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>dral Mountain 72<br />
-Coke Explosion<br />
-Voodoo Rooves<br />
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Map- Angels Landing, Cerberus<br />
Gendarme, Touchstone Wall, and<br />
Weeping Rock 75<br />
Angels Landing 76<br />
-Nor<strong>the</strong>ast Buttress<br />
The Organ 79<br />
-Cheyenne Social Club<br />
-The Oxbow Incident<br />
-The Organasm<br />
-Organ Grinder<br />
Angels Landing 82<br />
Historical Essay- Angel Hair<br />
-The Lowe Route<br />
-Angel Hair<br />
-Prodigal Sun<br />
-Ball and Chain<br />
The Minotaur Tower 90<br />
-The Megamahedral<br />
Moonlight Buttress Area 92<br />
Historical Essay- Moonlight Buttress<br />
-Sheer Lunacy<br />
-Lunar Ecstasy<br />
-Moonlight Buttress<br />
-Swoop Gimp Or Be Dust<br />
Map- Moonlight, Temple <strong>of</strong> Sinawava,<br />
and Leaning Wall 100<br />
Temple <strong>of</strong> Sinawava 101<br />
-Freak Show<br />
-Toilet Cracks<br />
-The Silverback<br />
-Monkeyfinger<br />
-The Monkey’s Always Send Dude<br />
The Leaning Wall 108<br />
Historical Essay- Space Shot<br />
-Equinox<br />
-Cosmic Trauma<br />
-Space Shot<br />
Desert Shield Area 116<br />
-Desert Shield<br />
-Disco Inferno<br />
Cerberus Gendarme 120<br />
-West Face Routes- George The Animal<br />
Steel, Cynthia’s Handjob, Mean High Tide<br />
-South Face Cragging routes- Cave Crack,<br />
Fails <strong>of</strong> Power, Cherry Crack etc.<br />
-Touchstone Wall<br />
Weeping Rock Area 128<br />
-The Great Beyond<br />
-Weeping Rock Chimneys<br />
The Great White Throne 130<br />
-Essay- First Ascent <strong>of</strong> The Great White<br />
Throne<br />
-Northwest Face<br />
-Southwest Face<br />
Map- The Great White Throne and Red<br />
Arch Mountain 138<br />
Red Arch Mountain 140<br />
-Rites <strong>of</strong> Passage<br />
-Shune’s Buttress<br />
-Wigs In Space<br />
-Bits and Pieces<br />
Carbuncle Buttress 144<br />
-Made to Be Broken<br />
-Riddler’s Delight<br />
-Risk Management<br />
Mountain <strong>of</strong> The Sun 148<br />
-Northwest Ridge, Golden Spur<br />
-Practice Cliffs<br />
Twin Bro<strong>the</strong>rs 151<br />
-South Face<br />
Map- East Temple, Mt. Spry, and The<br />
Tunnel Wall Areas 153<br />
Mt. Spry 154<br />
-Sandblaster<br />
-Central Pillar<br />
-Holy Roller<br />
-Dances With Zully<br />
-Swamp Donkey<br />
-S. Ridge<br />
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<strong>Contents</strong><br />
East Temple 158<br />
-Lovelace<br />
-The Fang Spire<br />
-Wisdom Tooth<br />
-Cowboy Bob Goes To Zion<br />
-Uncertain Fates<br />
-Schnaggle Tooth<br />
-Birthday Bash<br />
-Freezer Burn<br />
-10th Division<br />
-Old Man <strong>of</strong> The Mountain<br />
Tunnel Wall Areas 158<br />
-Cragmont<br />
-The Headache Area<br />
-Ataxia Tower Area<br />
-Kung Fu Theatre<br />
Sub Peak <strong>of</strong> Bridge Mountain 189<br />
-North Ridge<br />
-The Confluence Area<br />
-West Face Routes- Golden Gate, Take<br />
Back The Rainbow, Smash Mouth<br />
Bridge Mountain 197<br />
-Sand Teton<br />
G1 198<br />
-Unholy Matrimony<br />
-The Reach Around<br />
-Slow and Delirious<br />
Gatekeeper Wall 202<br />
-Locksmith Dihedral<br />
-Gatekeeper Crack<br />
The Watchman 204<br />
-Chastity Crack<br />
-Mythical Kings and Iguanas<br />
-North Ridge<br />
-The Vigil<br />
-Uklaw and Actack<br />
-Pie For Dinner<br />
-Central Pillar, Watchman Direct<br />
-The Hernia<br />
-S and M<br />
-Ivory Coast<br />
-The Silmaril<br />
-Cradle to Grave<br />
-Strikes and Gutters<br />
-Hue and Cry<br />
-Negative Ghostrider<br />
Mt. Allgood 212<br />
-Final Seconds<br />
-The Greer<br />
Johnson Mountain 214<br />
-Mojo Risin<br />
-Mojina<br />
-Force Boyle<br />
-Tree House <strong>of</strong> Horror<br />
Eagle Crags 218<br />
-Tooele Tower<br />
East Zion<br />
-Aries Butte<br />
-Checkerboard Mesa<br />
I N T R O D U C T I O N<br />
Bouldering 222<br />
Appendix<br />
Index 226<br />
Climbs by Difficulty 229<br />
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